Born
in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 11, 1842, he earned the Medal
of Honor during the Civil War while serving in Company D, 3rd Maryland
Volunteer Infantry at Fort Stedman, Virginia, on March 25, 1865. The Medal
was actually issued to him on July 9, 1891.

He died on April 10, 1922 and was buried in
Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery.